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Clear; accurate and detailed sound; Excellent Bluetooth implementation; Comfortable and well built

Some volume limits; Noise cancelling less effective used on its own; Quite Pricey

Looking around the business class cabins on any aeroplane, it's clear that for many travellers wanting traditional big-brand quality headphones , it has to be either Bose or Sennheiser. On one recent British Airways flight, I counted five Bose to four Sennheiser.

Sennheiser's PXC 550 Wireless Headphones Should Put Bose on Notice

Comfy; innovative; elegant design; Outrageously good battery life; Great sound and a first-class tuning app; Active NC to rival Bose

Touch controls may not suit some; Volume gesture could be more granular; Non-user-replaceable battery; $50 more expensive than Bose QC35

One of the biggest assumptions surrounding noise-cancelling headphones is that they're the kind of perk or feature that comes at the cost of portability. It's not impossible to fit premium noise-cancelling tech in headphones designed for use outside

Shure, Bose and Sony rule the top-tier segment in the audio market, and so does Sennheiser. And when you think of noise-cancellation headphones, Bose, naturally comes to mind. Sennheiser, however, hopes to change the status quo, with the PXC 550 - the company's brand new wireless headphones with...

In terms of fit and finish; materials build quality; accessorization; and styling, I find the Sennheiser PXC 550 at least a nine out of ten. This is an extremely well thought out and executed design. Comfort is very good...an eight.

For the jet set, there is almost no better consolation than listening to your favourite tunes on the go while being isolated from all the noise and sounds of the outside world. Noise cancelling headphones really do help to relieve the stress from travel and help you to communicate with your friends,...

Extremely Light and Comfortable; Balanced Sound Signature; Stellar Sound Quality; Portable; Great Battery Life

Slightly low volume output compared to competitors; Noise Cancellation could've been a bit better

Sennheiser threw down the gauntlet to Bose with their recently released PXC 550 Wireless Headphones. The Bose QC35 are often cited as the industry leading noise cancelling wireless headphones. We put the PXC 550 through its paces to tell you if Sennheiser have knocked Bose off the perch. [...]

High build quality Excellent bass-focused sound User-friendly control scheme Customisable EQ and noise isolation

Pricey Can't use EQ or customisation outside of CapTune media player

Wow...This is an outstanding Noise cancellation Headset in the market which is available..I had a chance to try out the headphones and I am Stunned....would love to own one soon....

Even though the PXC 550 is still quite stylish, it is not to the point that you are more worried about how good they look sitting on your head more than the practicalities of them.